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<H1>Module mod_usertrack</h1>
Previous releases of Apache have included a module which generates a
'clickstream' log of user activity on a site using cookies. This was
called the "cookies" module, mod_cookies. In Apache 1.2 and later this
module has been renamed the "user tracking" module,
mod_usertrack. This module has been simplified and new directives
added.
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<h2>Logging</h2>
Previously, the cookies module (now the user tracking module) did its
own logging, using the <tt>CookieLog</tt> directive. In this release,
this module does no logging at all. Instead, a configurable log
format file should be used to log user click-streams. This is possible
because the logging module now allows <a
href="/multilogs.html">multiple log files</a>. The cookie itself is
logged by using the text <tt>%{cookie}n </tt>
in the log file format. For example:
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CustomLog logs/clickstream "%{cookie}n %r %t"
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For backward compatibility the configurable log module implements the
old <tt>CookieLog</tt> directive, but this should be upgraded to the
above <tt>CustomLog</tt> directive.
<h2>Directives</h2>
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<li><a href="#cookieexpires">CookieExpires</a>
<li><a href="#cookietracking">CookieTracking</a>
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<a name="cookieexpires"><h2>CookieExpires</h2></A>
<strong>Syntax:</strong> CookieExpires <em>expiry-period</em><br>
<strong>Context:</strong> server config, virtual host<br>
<strong>Status:</strong> optional<br>
<strong>Module:</strong> mod_usertrack<p>
When used, this directive sets an expiry time on the cookie generated
by the usertrack module. The <i>expiry-period</i> can be given either
as a number of seconds, or in the format such as "2 weeks 3 days 7
hours". Valid denominations are: years, months, weeks, hours, minutes
and seconds.
<p>If this directive is not used, cookies last only for the current
browser session.</p>
<a name="cookietracking"><h2>CookieTracking</h2></A>
<strong>Syntax:</strong> CookieTracking <em>on | off</em><br>
<strong>Context:</strong> server config, virtual host, directory,
.htaccess<br>
<strong>Override:</strong> FileInfo<br>
<strong>Status:</strong> optional<br>
<strong>Module:</strong> mod_usertrack<p>
When the user track module is compiled in, and "CookieTracking on" is
set, Apache will start sending a user-tracking cookie for all new
requests. This directive can be used to turn this behavior on or off
on a per-server or per-directory basis. By default, compiling
mod_usertrack will not activate cookies.
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